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J. W. 'TOVVLER COMPOSITION SHNGLE- l Filed Augus 8, 1924 Patented Apr. zn-ieze.

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Application led August 8,

'To all whom t 171.413,/ concern."

' Bc it known that I, vlortu XV. Toivmen, a citizen ofv the United States, residing at' Cincinnati, in the countyT of Hamilton and State of Ohio, have invented new and useful Improvements in. Composition Sl'lingles, of which'the following is a specifi- My invention relates to an improvement in composition shingles'and moeparticularly to such shingles provided with a metal band secured thereto.

One of the objects of this invention is tok; provide an improved method of securing the 'fil'ee or loose ends of the flexible shingles in vAnother object is to provide a clamp to in` sure roper spacing so that no course lines need e drawn, re ucing the cost of laying.

Another bject is to provide a clamp which accurately acts as anguide so that a. person of comparativ, ly litt e slrll can'lay them symmetrically, resulting in uniformity in'roof coverage .ano the area exposed on each shingle. l

My invention is illustrated in theA accompanying drawings,'i n whichgure I is "a top lan views-of a roof section constructed wit my im roved shingles, hidden clamps and tume under cor- A ners hein dotted 1n,

`Fi 2 1s plan view of the faceof one of my s ingles,

Fig. 3 is a plan'view o'fthe reverse side of the same shingle, and

Figwt is an enlarged 'lr-Of Figf' g Referringpiow lto the drawings, A is a section" on the line #compositions ingle, adapted tobe laid' in diamond. posit n with a down. l.

At a suitable distance from the vopposite upper corner a band B preferably made 4of e bent-under end 1 metal adapted to withstand corrosion, ex-v tndsecross 'the face of'the shingle, ona line parallel with 'the edge a1 ofthe lower end. This band is bentover tle'fedges'of the shingle, its e'nds b-lare( bent over upon the under side ofthe shingle and may be held by wire brads, ton es`b-, bl or in :my convenient manner. I the shingles, are caeull handled simply notching the ends of the' s ingle to form recesses to receive the band at the places where its ends, are bent over the shingle edges, is sutlicient.

Midway of its length on the face of th'e 'and these perpendicular edges ,b3 'are 1924. seriai no. 730,882.

shingle the band B'is bent outwardly ai; b2 ]ust high enough to allow a shingle corner to pass under 1t, that is just the thickness of a shingle. The upright edges b3 next this bent portion'are preferably substantially at right angles to the' main faces offche band refei'nbly'substantially arallel with theptwo. edges of the shingle t 'at form the adjacent corner.

f With shingles'ma'de as described the manner of flayin is as follows: Referring to F 1g. 1 Shing e A* is placed in position and nailed at. c, c1, then shingle A2 isplaced 'with the rightelge of its bent-undemend aj rest- -ing'against the,contiguous'fportlion of` the lower left edge of shingle 1, and the lower left edge o f A* in line with' the left ledge of the bent-under end of A, and the lowe night edge-,of A resting against the left penpendicplar edge i5 of theband B of the shingle A, and'nailed at c2 and c.` The.-

shinglel A3 is then placed in position with its lower left edge affainst the right edge b3 of ,the bandvB of t, shingle A* andthe` left edge of its bent-under point resting against the lower ri ht edge of A1 for the y full width of said rit-underc'ornerj and nailed at a* and c. The shingle A* is then laid, first hookingr its lower bent-under corner 'under the raised portion b2 of the band' B of 'shingle A and resting its lower-left edge against the ed e b3 of the band B of the shingle A" an its lower. right edge against'the edge bt of. the band i3 'of 'the shingle A and nailed at c and c", ete.

V- I claim as my invention and desire to se-f cure by Letters Patent of the United States: .1'. A co osition shingle hav-ing in cornbin'atiQn a nt-under' corner and a. band secured to the shigle and across the face o^ said shin le near the opposite diagonalyc'orner; said and having a. part thereofv midway its length raised above thesurfaceof said shingle and parallel with its face and so shaped as `to receive the bent-under .corni-.1"A

of the similar overlapping `shingle placed directly above the first, and to form n. guide fr the contiguous edve of each of the `everlapping suprimposed v lateral shingles.

' 2. A. composition shingle having in combinationabent-under corner-.and a metal band across the face of 'said shingle and secured *to said shingle near the opposite diagonal' corner,` said band bent upwardly -midway` ot' said' shingle lface to' form an 'elongated 2' 195621804v f v eve into wliichiie under 'cornerof the from saidstri y for pern'mfenfly securing-the similar Overlapping Ashingle plaeed directly *strip tsgids ingle, said fastenerud'. .uide above the first may be hooked, the shoulders being-ssp'aced from one corner of'saidA shinglef formed on' the bund bysuch 'bending form-fl fjuid pressel ,'up portion being formedxvith '15 ing a guide oij the contiguous edge of each inclined .sides actin as gg-ules for guiding of the adjacent oyerlup; ing superimposed 'or causing adjacen v4shinglesto be correctly. lateralshngles. fpositioned -iufrespeet to' the first mentibned 3. The combination with )n 'asphalt shin: 'shing1e.'- s i gie. of a fastener und guide,comprising"a In testimor'iyuwhereofgl.have-hereunto set- 20 W strip o'f sheet metal formed with' 'centalfny-h'and. -1

. pressed up port-icm' and spursd extending l 'A JOHNLIOWLER 

